-cil
Azerbaijani
| Other scripts | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cyrillic | -ҹил | |
| Roman | -cil | |
| Perso-Arabic | -چیل | |
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [d͡ʒɯɫ], [d͡zɯɫ]
Suffix
| preceding vowel | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| A / I | E / Ə / İ | O / U | Ö / Ü |
| -cıl | -cil | -cul | -cül |
-cil
- Suffix appended to nouns to derive adjectives with the meaning of inclination.[1]
- iş (“work”) + -cil → işcil (“hard-working, industrious”)
- yuxu (“sleep”) + -cil → yuxucul (“prone to sleep a lot”)
- ard (“sequel, continuation”) + -cil → ardıcıl (“consistent”)
- ölüm (“death”) + -cil → ölümcül (“deadly”)
References
- Širalijev, Mamedaga; Sevortjan, Ervand (1971), “-cil”, in Grammatika azerbajdžanskovo jazyka. Fonetika, morfologija i sintaksis. [Grammar of Azerbaijani language. Phonetics, morphology, syntax.], Baku: Elm, pages 64